hyperimmunoglobulinaemia D and periodic fever syndrome
hyperimmunoglobulinaemia D and periodic fever syndrome
An autosomal recessive condition (OMIM:260920) characterised by recurrent episodes of unexplained high fever associated with skin rash, diarrhoea, lymphadenopathy, joint pain and arthritis. IgD, and often IgA, are above normal.Molecular pathology
Defects of MVK on chromosome 12q24, which encodes mevalonate kinase, causes hyperimmunoglobulinaemia D and periodic fever syndrome.